Navy Mothers Club

Name/Title

Navy Mothers Club

Entry/Object ID

1995.014.023.011

Description

Black and white photo of 9 women on the beach. Written on the front is Port ? (cannot read the writing due to damage of photo), May 30, 1960. On the back is a stamp that says Naval Auxiliary Air Station Port Isabel, Texas. A handwritten note indicates this was Memorial Day. Emma Jones began the first Navy Mothers Club in McAllen, Texas, in 1930. Chapter No. 1 began with 29 members. Just before and after World War II, numerous other clubs formed around the U.S. Traveling to Washington, D.C., Jones helped secure recognition of the Navy Mother's Clubs of America from the U.S. Navy itself. The clubs promoted "social, charitable, and educational work among the Navy men and their families," according to a 1941 article in The Monitor newspaper of McAllen. The organization also supported Navy women and Coast Guard members.

Collection

Formidable Females

Acquisition

Accession

1995.014.023.01

Made/Created

Place

City

Port Isabel

County

Cameron County

State/Province

Texas

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America